diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_bones.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_bones.hpp
index 139138bc..cb662f90 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_bones.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_bones.hpp
@@ -401,13 +401,13 @@ class Cube : public BaseCube< eT, Cube<eT> >
   arma_cold inline bool load(const hdf5_name&    spec, const file_type type = hdf5_binary);
   arma_cold inline bool load(      std::istream& is,   const file_type type = auto_detect);
   
-  [[deprecated]] inline bool quiet_save(const std::string   name, const file_type type = arma_binary) const;
-  [[deprecated]] inline bool quiet_save(const hdf5_name&    spec, const file_type type = hdf5_binary) const;
-  [[deprecated]] inline bool quiet_save(      std::ostream& os,   const file_type type = arma_binary) const;
+  [[deprecated("use save() instead")]] inline bool quiet_save(const std::string   name, const file_type type = arma_binary) const;
+  [[deprecated("use save() instead")]] inline bool quiet_save(const hdf5_name&    spec, const file_type type = hdf5_binary) const;
+  [[deprecated("use save() instead")]] inline bool quiet_save(      std::ostream& os,   const file_type type = arma_binary) const;
   
-  [[deprecated]] inline bool quiet_load(const std::string   name, const file_type type = auto_detect);
-  [[deprecated]] inline bool quiet_load(const hdf5_name&    spec, const file_type type = hdf5_binary);
-  [[deprecated]] inline bool quiet_load(      std::istream& is,   const file_type type = auto_detect);
+  [[deprecated("use load() instead")]] inline bool quiet_load(const std::string   name, const file_type type = auto_detect);
+  [[deprecated("use load() instead")]] inline bool quiet_load(const hdf5_name&    spec, const file_type type = hdf5_binary);
+  [[deprecated("use load() instead")]] inline bool quiet_load(      std::istream& is,   const file_type type = auto_detect);
   
   
   // iterators